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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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