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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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