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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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