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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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