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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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