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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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