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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different 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 optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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