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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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