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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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