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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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