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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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