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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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