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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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