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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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