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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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