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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches 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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