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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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