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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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