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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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