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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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