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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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