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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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