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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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