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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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