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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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