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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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