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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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