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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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