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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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