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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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