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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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