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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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