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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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