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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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