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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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