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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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