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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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