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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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