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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major 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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