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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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