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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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