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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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