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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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