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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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