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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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