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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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