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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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