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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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