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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily 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 topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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