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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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