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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates 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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