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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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