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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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