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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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