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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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