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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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