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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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