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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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