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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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