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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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