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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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