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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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