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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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