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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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