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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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