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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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