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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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