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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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