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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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