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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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