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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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