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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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