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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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