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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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