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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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