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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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