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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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