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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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