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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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