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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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