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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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