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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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