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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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