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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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