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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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