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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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