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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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