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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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