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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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