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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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