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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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