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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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