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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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