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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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