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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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