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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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