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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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