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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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