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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major 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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