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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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