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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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