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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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