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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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