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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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