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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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