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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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