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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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