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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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