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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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