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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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