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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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