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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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