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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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