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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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