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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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