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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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