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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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