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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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