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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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