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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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