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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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