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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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