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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes 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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