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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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