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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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