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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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