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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses 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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