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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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