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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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