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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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