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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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