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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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