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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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