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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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