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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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