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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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