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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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