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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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