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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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