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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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