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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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