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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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