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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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