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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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