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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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