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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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