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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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