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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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