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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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