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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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