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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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