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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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