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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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