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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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