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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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