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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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