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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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