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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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