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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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