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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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