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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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