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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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