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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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