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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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