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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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