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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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