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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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