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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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