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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses 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. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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