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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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