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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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