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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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