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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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