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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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