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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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