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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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