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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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