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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important 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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