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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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