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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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