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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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