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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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