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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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