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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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