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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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