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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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