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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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