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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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