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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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