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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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