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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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