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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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