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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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