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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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