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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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