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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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