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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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