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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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