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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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