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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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