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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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