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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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