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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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