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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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