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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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