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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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