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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)