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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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