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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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