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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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