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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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