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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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