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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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