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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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