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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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