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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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