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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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