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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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