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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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