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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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