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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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