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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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