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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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