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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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