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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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