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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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