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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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