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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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