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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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