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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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