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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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