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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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