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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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