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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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