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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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