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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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