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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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