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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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