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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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