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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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