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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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