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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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