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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models 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 participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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