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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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