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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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