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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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