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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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