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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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