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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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