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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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