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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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