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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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