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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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