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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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