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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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