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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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