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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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