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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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