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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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