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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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