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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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