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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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