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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important 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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