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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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