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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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