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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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