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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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