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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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