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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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