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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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