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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources