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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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