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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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