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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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