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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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