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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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