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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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