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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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