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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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