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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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