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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers 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 massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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