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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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