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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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