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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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