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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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