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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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