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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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