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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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