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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data 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 new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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