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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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