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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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