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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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