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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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