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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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