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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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