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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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