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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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