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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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