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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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