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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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