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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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