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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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