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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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