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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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