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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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