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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are 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 issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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