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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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