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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the amazing 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 stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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