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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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