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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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