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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are 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 many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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