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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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