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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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