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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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