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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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