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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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