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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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