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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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