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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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