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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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