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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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