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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students 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 many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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