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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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