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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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