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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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