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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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