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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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