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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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