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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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