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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education