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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. 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. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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