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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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