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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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