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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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