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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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