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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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