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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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