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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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