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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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