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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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