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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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