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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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