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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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