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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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