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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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