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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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