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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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