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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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