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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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