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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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