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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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