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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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