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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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