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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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