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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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