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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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