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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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