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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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