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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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