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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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