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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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