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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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