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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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