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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details 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 issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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