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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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