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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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