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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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