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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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