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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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