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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally 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 issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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