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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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