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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important 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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