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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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