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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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