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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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