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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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