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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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