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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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