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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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