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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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