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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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