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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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