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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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