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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all over 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 many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the 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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