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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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