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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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