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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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