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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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