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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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