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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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