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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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