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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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