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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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