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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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