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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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