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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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