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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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