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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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