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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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