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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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