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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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