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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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