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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important 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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