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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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