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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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