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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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