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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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