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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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