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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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