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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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