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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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