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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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