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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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