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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different 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 optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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