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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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