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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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