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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the 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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