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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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