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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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