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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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