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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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