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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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