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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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