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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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