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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the most important 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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