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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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