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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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