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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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