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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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