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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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