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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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