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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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