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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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