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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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