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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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