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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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