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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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