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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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