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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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