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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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