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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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