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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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