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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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