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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major 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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