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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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