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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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