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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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