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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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