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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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