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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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