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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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