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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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