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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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