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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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