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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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