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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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