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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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