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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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