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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning enable students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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