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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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