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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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