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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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