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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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