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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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