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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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