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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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