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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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