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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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