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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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