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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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