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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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