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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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