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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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