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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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