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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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