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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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