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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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