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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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