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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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