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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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