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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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