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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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