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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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