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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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