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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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