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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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