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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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