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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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