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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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