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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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