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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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