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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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