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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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