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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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