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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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