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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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