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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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