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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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