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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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