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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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