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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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