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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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