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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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