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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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