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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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