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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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