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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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