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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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