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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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