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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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