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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning enable learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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