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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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